Company: PingCAP
Nomination Submitted by: Firebrand Communications
Company Description: PingCAP is the creator of TiDB, the most advanced open-source, distributed SQL database. TiDB powers modern applications with a streamlined tech stack, elastic scaling, real-time analytics and continuous access to data—all in a single database solution. With PingCAP's advanced capabilities, growing businesses can focus on the future instead of complex data infrastructure management.
Nomination Category: New Product & Service Categories - Business Technology
Nomination Sub Category: Big Data Solution
 Nomination Title: PingCAP's TiDB
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the nominated new or new-version product or service, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: If this is a brand-new product, state the date on which it was released. If this is a new version of an existing product, state the date on which the update was released:
PingCAP launched TiDB 7.5 on December 4, 2023. It includes all features and improvements released in 2023, delivering major enhancements to performance, stability and MySQL compatibility.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the nominated product or service (up to 350 words):
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TiDB is an open-source distributed SQL database built for — and used for — the most demanding modern applications, including Pinterest, Airbnb, Databricks and Flipkart.
With other databases, you have to choose performance or stability. With TiDB, you get both. Its streamlined tech stack supports transactional and analytical workloads with elastic scaling, real-time operational insights and continuous access to data—all in a single database.
Key to TiDB’s performance and stability is its unique decoupled architecture, which separates storage and SQL processing, making horizontal scale-out smooth and seamless.
TiDB features support for ACID transactions, as well as a mixed-workload processing layer for real-time operational insights. TiDB is also wire-compatible with MySQL, making it an appealing alternative to MySQL 8.0 for both legacy and greenfield applications.
TiDB 7.5 provides an array of powerful new features to enhance the reliability of business-critical workloads and speed up workloads with fewer resources. These include:
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Reducing I/O, compute, and memory of specific background jobs via TiDB’s new global sort feature
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Stabilizing critical workloads by enabling users to alter the priority level of large background jobs
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Isolating background tasks to designated nodes and dynamically adding compute nodes to handle ad hoc background tasks
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Catching and acting on unexpectedly costly queries for even greater stability between and within workloads
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Maximizing MySQL 8.0 compatibility with enhanced features for easier system migration and granular control over system variables within specific SQL statements.
PingCAP also provides TiDB 7.1 in hosted (TiDB Dedicated) and serverless (TiDB serverless) formats for simplified management and greater cost-efficiency.
TiDB’s advanced features and high degree of automation enable businesses to focus on growth and innovation rather than the complexities of their data infrastructure.
For more on TiDB 7.5, see
TiDB Product page: https://www.pingcap.com/tidb/
Blog post (7.5): https://www.pingcap.com/blog/presenting-tidb-7-5-improved-stability-scale-data-intensive-apps/
Blog post (7.4): https://www.pingcap.com/blog/announcing-tidb-7-4-best-mysql-alternative-database/
Blog post (7.1): https://www.pingcap.com/blog/release-tidb-7-1-lts/
Blog post (7.0): https://www.pingcap.com/blog/announcing-tidb-7-0-reliable-performance-thats-easier-to-operate
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Outline the market performance, critical reception, and customer satisfaction with the product or service to date. State monetary or unit sales figures to date, if possible, and how they compare to expectations or past performance. Provide links to laudatory product or service reviews. Include some customer testimonials, if applicable (up to 350 words):
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Pinterest tapped PingCAP to address the limitations of its existing HBase system, which was used for user-facing applications. By using TiDB, Pinterest had the opportunity to consolidate its tech stack, enhance development velocity and reduce costs. When carrying out the project, PingCAP evaluated Pinterest’s secondary index services system, IXIA, by implementing the safe functionality provided by IXIA on TiDB. Straight away, PingCAP’s technicians achieved 80% cost reduction, strong consistency and better latency compared to the previous system.
In 2019, ZTO Express chose TiDB to help provide better customer experience, increase efficiency and lower operation cost. In that same year, ZTO completed 12.12 billion orders, an increase of 42.2% YOY. TiDB enabled the introduction of a secondary distribution logistics system, which reduced the delivery fee per package by an average of 25% in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities. With TiDB, the new information system refined management and increased operational efficiency. In the second quarter of 2020, ZTO’s cost per order dropped by 17.1% year-on-year.
Company announcements/achievements:
PingCAP was awarded two AWS Partner of the year awards: https://www.pingcap.com/press-release/pingcap-receives-2023-aws-isv-and-marketplace-partner-of-the-year-awards/
PingCAP became a member of the EU Cloud Code of Conduct: https://www.pingcap.com/press-release/pingcap-becomes-a-member-of-the-eu-cloud-code-of-conduct/.
PingCAP Achieved AWS Data & Analytics Competency Status: https://www.pingcap.com/press-release/pingcap-achieves-aws-data-analytics-service-ready-status/
PingCAP was recognized as a 2023 Strong Performer and an Asia/Pacific Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Cloud Database Management Systems: https://www.pingcap.com/press-release/pingcap-recognized-as-a-2023-strong-performer-in-gartner-peer-insights/
Additional PingCAP testimonials and case studies:
A MySQL alternative, scale-out database helps Xiaomi’s hyper growth view:
https://www.pingcap.com/case-study/a-mysql-alternative-scale-out-database-helps-xiaomi-hyper-growth/
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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TiDB overview: https://www.pingcap.com/tidb/
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